15 July 2011

I am so envious of all of this color! Nothing is doing well around here this year as we went from a cool, slightly rainy spring to a super, duper, high heat, high humidity, full blast summer. This was my favorite nursery to visit up in the mountains of North Carolina. It is a little pricey, however, all the "rich summer people" as we "locals" call them can afford it. There were a few things that were not too bad in price, and I might pop back in there the next time I go to visit my grandmother. Plus they might have some fall items I can also drool over!

I loved walking around there with my grandmother as we both have a love of flowers, and it was a fun thing to do. Plus I actually ran into someone that works there that I had been in school with a long, long time ago (too many years to say!) so it was great catching up, finding out who she married, how many kids they have, etc.. She loves working there which would be a huge problem for me as I'd want to buy a lot of everything! Now, I guess I'd better go do my evening walk about, sigh........gardening is a long process!

08 July 2011

I know I have been missing for a little while. My grandmother has been in the hospital for the past few weeks, but will be going home today or tomorrow. Company came in from Germany last night although they are staying with my parents. Then I had a quick trip to the beach with the girls, and then we finally finished our pond too.

Lots of photos to show, but very little time to sit down! I'll get busy soon, but I hope all is well with you and that you are having a great summer!

About Me

Hi there! This blog is my creative outlet! I enjoy writing, everyone tells me to write a book, too many long emails I guess! I love to take pictures, garden, both flowers and vegetables, and I have a hubby who loves doing the same things so we are always outside. We have chickens and honeybees to boot! Between us we have 3 kids, along with their spouses and the grandkids. When we can we love to travel. Life is very busy here!

Spirit of a Woman

Gianni Versace, Milan: "It's the spirit of a woman that keeps her young. The way she moves, the way she talks, the way she smiles. It's not just a question of fashion, it's a question of life. In fact, the future of being young and fashionable is to look inside yourself. You can't wear a designer suit and look like a model in a magazine. You have to look like yourself."

Prince Charles said/wrote

"The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine, for all its breathtaking successes, is, like the celebrated Tower of Pisa, slightly off balance. It is frightening how dependent on drugs we are all becoming and how easy it is for doctors to prescribe them as the universal panacea for our ills."